I first encountered Accelerando about two years ago and had a go at the PDF version last year. I didn’t get very far on this first attempt — but I blame the fact that I was trying to read it via PDF. I flew threw the first 20 pages or so but got stymied after […]

WordPress 2.3 upgrade here at F_D is … well, it’s more-or-less complete. The Extended Live Archive plug-in had some compatibility issues so it was discarded for the simple and effective “Compact Monthly Archive” plug-in. At least for now. At least until I can roll-my-own archives plug-in1. On the flip of that, switching to the native […]

I’m inside my own private version of Cargill’s 90/90 Law. Comparing the last three days of work on The Project’s outline with the last three weeks… Well, it doesn’t look like much by comparison. Endings are as difficult to conceptualize as they are to write. Even something that borders on Stephensonian1. I suppose then that […]

Pixelmator Another editor to try alongside Acorn. (Looks like it offers a bit more … but is it too much? Will it be as easy to use? How will it stack up in the “vs. ImageWell vs. Photoshop” battle?) (tags: editor graphics software todo)

I are running late for the NCAA championship tournament; I was supposed to have met Dad there already. I’ve arranged a ride on this strange guy’s spare sailboat. Part of my problem is that I cannot get the lenses to fit correctly on the new camera. I have my silver-bodied Canon point-and-shoot digital in my […]

F_D in transit to WordPress 2.3… Plugging in the new native tagging API was a snap (10 minutes max). There’s a built-in migrator for existing Ultimate Tag Warrior tags (bonus) so getting this rolled out to the live environment should will go nice and smooth. The bummer part is with the “conflict” reported on the […]

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